Is Gareth a boy or girl name?
Gareth is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 50 boys were named Gareth, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 4,347 US babies named Gareth were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,637
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gareth since 1916
- 4,347
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 104 babies
Boys and girls named Gareth, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 156 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 186 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 291 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 213 | 5 | 2.3% |
| 1960s | 240 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 341 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 577 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 705 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 658 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 720 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 243 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50 | #2,637 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 47 | #2,744 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 55 | #2,500 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,833 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 47 | #2,670 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 58 | #2,347 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,105 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 88 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 104 | #1,580 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 102 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 102 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,376 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 45 | #2,691 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,414 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 49 | #2,525 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,775 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 52 | #2,443 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,386 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,262 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 75 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 66 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 81 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 80 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 71 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 79 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 82 | #1,424 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 73 | #1,505 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 74 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 77 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 75 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 52 | #1,722 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 72 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 78 | #1,282 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 64 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 53 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 69 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 59 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 49 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 60 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 53 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 69 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 51 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 45 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 37 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 36 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 31 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 30 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,717 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,788 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 29 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 57 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 30 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,594 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 28 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,079 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 24 | #1,606 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,756 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 29 | #1,464 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,684 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 28 | #1,531 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 17 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 18 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 25 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,307 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 17 | #1,964 | 5 | #6,270 |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 28 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 25 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 28 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 29 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 25 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 33 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 26 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 39 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 28 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 33 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 30 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 22 | #1,465 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 25 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,137 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,037 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,032 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,856 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,660 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,998 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 15 | #2,140 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,018 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,235 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,104 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 17 | #1,973 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,721 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 33 | #1,273 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,548 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,542 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,141 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gareth reached #1,086 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #6,270 in 1956. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gareth
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.